Refreshing Faith
“Why did this happen?” My nine-year-old son’s question echoed my thoughts as he snuggled next to me in our oversized arm chair.
His teacher had crushed his world that day. I later learned many students struggled under the new teacher. But my son was the first casualty—at least that I knew about.
I held Brant and silently asked God for help. His gentle whisper resonated. “I’m for Brant.”Continue Reading
I shivered in my seat and tried to flex my frozen toes as I listened to fellow students thank God for our situation. Who thanks God for broken-down buses in freezing weather? Did I mention we had no heat?Continue Reading
Which seems bigger, your problems or your God? If your problems are dwarfing your faith, you may need a bigger God.
When Larry attended Grace Theological Seminary, our family lived on a small lake in northern Indiana right below the Snowbelt. My jaw dropped the first time I saw heavy trucks travel across frozen water. When we moved to Raleigh, my kindergarten-aged son remembered the trucks on the lake. He tried to scoot across a North Carolina pond after only a few days of freezing weather. Thankfully, he fell through at the shallow edge.Continue Reading
How do you know if your life is producing healthy spiritual fruit? A recent doctor’s visit revealed I needed a spiritual adjustment.
“Your blood pressure is high. Is that normal for you?” the nurse asked.
“Not usually. But my GPS trapped me in the parking garage and had me driving in circles for twenty minutes before it took me out only to bring me back into the same garage on the other side.”Continue Reading